Which country has opened longest metro line in the world?

The correct answer is China. China, in Shanghai, has opened two new driverless metro lines. With the two new lines, the total length of the city's metro network extends to 831 kilometres. Till 2021, Shanghai operates 167 km of fully automatic metro lines, making it the first in the world.



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Our number one metro overall? The Seoul Subway in South Korea topped the list. The overall ranking takes into account every element of our study - so that includes the number of stations with step-free access, the price of a ticket and the age of the system (amongst many others).

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Moscow Metro, Russia Moscow metro, Europe's busiest metro system, had an annual ridership of 2.491 billion in 2013, 1.1% higher than that of 2012.

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The London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line opened in 1890, making it the world's oldest metro system.

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THE world's deepest metro, underground station is the Arsenalna Station on the Kiev Metro in Ukraine, at 107 meters deep.

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The city of Leeds is known to be the largest city in Western Europe without a light rail or metro-style system.

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London Underground is longer at 250 miles long to Paris Métro's titchy 133 miles. But the Métro has more lines (16 versus 11) and more stations (303) than London (270). The Paris network also carries more passengers (1.5 billion annually) and is, in fact, the second busiest metro system after Moscow.

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Hong Kong's MTR Corporation runs the most valuable metro railway in the world. In 2017 it banked US$2.2 billion (HK$17 billion) profit, more than enough to buy seven Boeing 777 jets.

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The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from Epping, Essex, in the north-east to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in west London. Printed in red on the Tube map, the line serves 49 stations over 46 miles (74 km), making it the longest line on the Underground.

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1. Switzerland. Tucked inside the small but incredibly beautiful country of Switzerland is one of the most efficient and scenic rail networks in the world.

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THE smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit metro is Lausanne in Switzerland. Lausanne is just 41.37 square kilometers in size and it's fifteen kilometer long Metro Lausanne consists of two lines and twenty eight stations.

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The 12 Most Beautiful Metro Stations In The World
  • Paris, France: Arts et Metiers Station.
  • Naples, Italy: University Station. ...
  • Bilbao, Spain: Moyua Square Station. ...
  • Moscow: Komsomolskaya Station. ...
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Formosa Boulevard Station. ...
  • Washington, D.C: Union Station. ...
  • Saint Petersburg, Russia: Avtovo Station. ...


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